| Campaign | Manufacturer | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| 81V154000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 826 |
| 81V157000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 4,920 |
| 81V155000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 225 |
| 81V153000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 209 |
| 81V156000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 186 |
| 81V151000 23 Dec 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 3,010 |
| 81V150000 21 Dec 1981 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY | 521 |
| 81V149000 16 Dec 1981 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 1,783 |
| 81V148000 14 Dec 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 17 |
| 81V147000 8 Dec 1981 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 3,500 |
| 81V146000 8 Dec 1981 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 388 |
| 81V005000 5 Dec 1981 | PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN CO. | 40 |
| 81V004000 2 Dec 1981 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED | 14,000 |
| 81V002000 2 Dec 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 123,453 |
| 81V003000 2 Dec 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 81,807 |
| 81V001000 2 Dec 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 104 |
| 81V145000 1 Dec 1981 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. | 1,585 |
| 81V144000 1 Dec 1981 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. | 3,585 |
| 81V143000 30 Nov 1981 | EZ LOADER BOAT TRLRS, INC | 10,517 |
| 81V142000 24 Nov 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 485 |
| 81V141000 24 Nov 1981 | SHASTA INDUSTRIES | 88 |
| 81V140000 18 Nov 1981 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. | 11,978 |
| 81V139000 16 Nov 1981 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. | 641 |
| 81V138000 10 Nov 1981 | DE LOREAN MOTOR COMPANY | 2,920 |
| 81V136000 6 Nov 1981 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | 936,774 |
| 81V137000 6 Nov 1981 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 129 |
| 81V152000 3 Nov 1981 | CAREYS TRUCK SALES & SERV | 17 |
| 81V135000 27 Oct 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 1,770 |
| 81V134000 27 Oct 1981 | JAGUAR CARS | 4,630 |
| 81V132000 26 Oct 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 85,695 |
| 81V131000 23 Oct 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. | 5,750 |
| 81V129000 22 Oct 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 1,500 |
| 81V130000 22 Oct 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 350 |
| 81V128000 21 Oct 1981 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 75 |
| 81V133000 20 Oct 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 530 |
| 81V126000 20 Oct 1981 | VESPA OF AMER. CORP. | 2,603 |
| 81V125000 20 Oct 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. | 78 |
| 81V127000 19 Oct 1981 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED | 7,700 |
| 81V124000 15 Oct 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 7,100 |
| 81V123000 14 Oct 1981 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION | 399 |
| 81V122000 14 Oct 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 31,703 |
| 81V119000 7 Oct 1981 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. | 14,677 |
| 81V121000 6 Oct 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 16,500 |
| 81V120000 6 Oct 1981 | BEAVER COACHES, INC. | 78 |
| 81V118000 5 Oct 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 253 |
| 81V117000 2 Oct 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 855 |
| 81V114000 1 Oct 1981 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY | 127 |
| 81V115000 1 Oct 1981 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION | 60 |
| 81V116000 1 Oct 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 131 |
| 81V113000 24 Sept 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 448,167 |
| 81V112000 23 Sept 1981 | CRANE CARRIER COMPANY | 69 |
| 81V111000 22 Sept 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 150,000 |
| 81V110000 22 Sept 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 15,500 |
| 81V109000 16 Sept 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 112 |
| 81V107000 15 Sept 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 791 |
| 81V108000 15 Sept 1981 | COLEMAN CO., INC. | 2,353 |
| 81V103000 9 Sept 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 7,400 |
| 81V105000 9 Sept 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 115 |
| 81V106000 9 Sept 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 4,800 |
| 81V104000 9 Sept 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 44,059 |
| 81V102000 8 Sept 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 6,500 |
| 81V101000 1 Sept 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 195 |
| 81V100000 28 Aug 1981 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED | 18,700 |
| 81V099000 25 Aug 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 70 |
| 81V098000 14 Aug 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 9,000 |
| 81V096000 12 Aug 1981 | APOLLO MOTOR HOMES, INC. | 190 |
| 81V097000 12 Aug 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 348 |
| 81V095000 10 Aug 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 47,371 |
| 81V094000 6 Aug 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 1,000 |
| 81V093000 5 Aug 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 110,000 |
| 81V092000 22 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 112,000 |
| 81V091000 20 Jul 1981 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. | 140,000 |
| 81V090000 17 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 3,700 |
| 81V089000 14 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 500 |
| 81V085000 8 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 22 |
| 81V086000 8 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 100 |
| 81V088000 8 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 10,000 |
| 81V087000 8 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 15,000 |
| 81V084000 7 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 4,338 |
| 81V082000 7 Jul 1981 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. | 209 |
| 81V083000 7 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 180 |
| 81V081000 6 Jul 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 11,162 |
| 81V079000 1 Jul 1981 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. | 145 |
| 81V080000 1 Jul 1981 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 351 |
| 81V078000 26 Jun 1981 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 314 |
| 81V077000 25 Jun 1981 | NATIONAL COACH CORP. | 90 |
| 81V076000 23 Jun 1981 | COUNTRY HOMES CAMPER CO. | 92 |
| 81V075000 18 Jun 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 85 |
| 81V074000 16 Jun 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. | 869 |
| 81V073000 16 Jun 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 9,070 |
| 81V072000 15 Jun 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11,700 |
| 81V071000 10 Jun 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 43 |
| 81V070000 8 Jun 1981 | VAN-CON, INCORPORATED | 150 |
| 81V069000 3 Jun 1981 | ZIMMER HOMES CORP. | 36 |
| 81V068000 2 Jun 1981 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION | 59 |
| 81V067000 1 Jun 1981 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. | 679 |
| 81V066000 1 Jun 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 46 |
| 81V065000 28 May 1981 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION | 1,328 |
| 81V064000 26 May 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 247 |
| 81V063000 22 May 1981 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 42,735 |
| 81V062000 22 May 1981 | SHASTA INDUSTRIES | 563 |
| 81V061000 21 May 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 130 |
| 81V059000 19 May 1981 | MALAGUTI OF AMERICA, INC. | 1,549 |
| 81V060000 19 May 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 55,238 |
| 81V058000 15 May 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 133,000 |
| 81V057000 14 May 1981 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION | 66 |
| 81V056000 6 May 1981 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES | 392 |
| 81V055000 5 May 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 30,000 |
| 81V053000 20 Apr 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 200 |
| 81V054000 20 Apr 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | 400 |
| 81V052000 17 Apr 1981 | NATIONAL CUSTOM VAN CORP. | 4 |
| 81V051000 13 Apr 1981 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. | 189 |
| 81V050000 10 Apr 1981 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. | 16 |
| 81V049000 7 Apr 1981 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 9 |
| 81V047000 7 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 5,200 |
| 81V046000 7 Apr 1981 | FWD CORPORATION | 123 |
| 81V048000 7 Apr 1981 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED | 15,228 |
| 81V045000 6 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 21,000 |
| 81V043000 1 Apr 1981 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 280 |
| 81V042000 1 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1,650 |
| 81V044000 1 Apr 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION | 631 |
| 81V040000 25 Mar 1981 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | 64 |
| 81V041000 25 Mar 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | 6,700 |
| 81V038000 24 Mar 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 105,130 |
| 81V039000 24 Mar 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 24,000 |
| 81V036000 23 Mar 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 6,690 |
| 81V037000 23 Mar 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 93 |
| 81V035000 20 Mar 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 450 |
| 81V034000 19 Mar 1981 | SKYLINE CORPORATION | 500 |
| 81V033000 18 Mar 1981 | SKYLINE CORPORATION | 137 |
| 81V032000 18 Mar 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | 150 |
| 81V031000 16 Mar 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 9,171 |
| 81V030000 11 Mar 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. | 2,501 |
| 81V029000 5 Mar 1981 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 32,000 |
| 81V028000 3 Mar 1981 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 5,167 |
| 81V027000 26 Feb 1981 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. | 858 |
| 81V026000 26 Feb 1981 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. | 254 |
| 81V025000 25 Feb 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 5,821,160 |
| 81V023000 13 Feb 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 26 |
| 81V022000 11 Feb 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 67,350 |
| 81V021000 11 Feb 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 32 |
| 81V020000 10 Feb 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. | 1,333 |
| 81V018000 5 Feb 1981 | GILLIG CORPORATION | 474 |
| 81V013000 30 Jan 1981 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. | 2,628 |
| 81V012000 28 Jan 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | 110,000 |
| 81V011000 26 Jan 1981 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. | 1,884 |
| 81V010000 13 Jan 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 320,677 |
| 81V009000 13 Jan 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 17 |
| 81V008000 12 Jan 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 21,000,000 |
| 81V019000 9 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 14 |
| 81V007000 9 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 505 |
| 81V006000 7 Jan 1981 | GILLIG CORPORATION | 367 |
| 81V015000 4 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 1,724 |
| 81V017000 4 Jan 1981 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. | 1,670 |
| 81V016000 4 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | 742 |
| 81V024000 3 Jan 1981 | SUNLINE COACH COMPANY | 331 |
| 81V014000 2 Jan 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. | 1,083 |
1981 at a glance
157 recall campaigns in 1981, 6% fewer than in 1980. The busiest month was October.
Makes with the most campaigns
| Make | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Ford | 16 |
| Mack | 9 |
| Chevrolet | 7 |
| Mercury | 6 |
| GMC | 6 |
| Buick | 6 |
| Western | 5 |
| Plymouth | 5 |
| Dodge | 5 |
| Winnebago | 4 |
| Volkswagen | 4 |
| Oldsmobile | 4 |
Systems most often recalled
| System | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Steering | 19 |
| Suspension | 15 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 15 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 14 |
| Structure | 12 |
| Vehicle speed control | 10 |
| Wheels | 9 |
| Equipment | 9 |
| Seat belts | 8 |
| Power train | 8 |